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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1907
Page
3
A 1906 critique argues mail order houses in Chicago drain money from small towns and rural districts, harming local merchants and community prospects. It warns of wealth centralization, urges shoppers to spend at home, and predicts hard times will test communities that fail to conserve resources.
A preserved Parisienne doll from the Louis XVI period sits in Independence Hall Philadelphia, symbolizing early transatlantic toy trade. The article notes Paris sent $218,819 in New York toy imports over six months, with dolls comprising more than half, and mentions France’s decline in plain toys but strength in finer playthings, plus Parisian rewards for new toy inventions.
In Marblehead a late hour discovery of a merchant he says his confidential clerk is missing. The books balance, cash counts, and bank book check out. The merchant races home and finds the clerk has eloped with his wife.
A wife teases David for always at the piano admitting he cannot play a note. He retorts that no one can play while he is there, turning a home quarrel into a lighthearted jab at talent.
A mean New Hampshire hotel owner posted rules restricting all privileges to guests only. He even marked the clock as for guests’ use, sparking a story where a chronic loafer was barred from newspapers and office seating.
A Fulton Oswego County family recounts an eight month battle with an eczema like skin disease in their infant daughter. After consulting five doctors and expensive remedies the Cuticura treatment reportedly cured all sores within a week and saved the eye from loss.
A traveling salesman died in Pittsburg Pennsylvania and friends ordered a large wreath. The telegram read Rest in peace on both sides of the ribbon if there should be room We shall meet in heaven. The undertaker’s new assistant created a striking piece with the inscription Rest in peace on both sides and if there is room we shall meet in heaven.
Theodore Gill, renowned fish expert, serves the United States government earning one dollar monthly. Dr Harrison G Dyer, mosquito authority, dedicates much time to government work for twenty five dollars a month. Gif ford Pinchett leads the forestry service with forty five dollars per year. Other wealthy men appear on the payroll at nominal sums, laboring for the pleasure of doing things as Roosevelt says.
Mrs. Mary Wagner of Bridgeport Connecticut details five weeks bedridden with kidney disease. She describes pain weakness and irregular urine but credits Dean's Kidney Pills with first improvement and final cure after five boxes sold by all dealers for 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY
The weekly noon procession of Supreme Court justices to the bench draws crowds at the capitol. Justice Moody, the youngest, followed the line with a brief smile that vanished as he returned to a solemn, grave bearing.
John A. Salzer Seed Co advertises a postpaid bundle for 12 cents to attract 200000 new customers. Includes Earliest Ripe Cabbage Earliest Emerald Cucumber La Crosse Market Lettuce 13 Day Radish Blue Blood Tomato Juicy Turnip and 1000 seeds flower mix. Order form adds Berliner Earliest Cauliflower if 16 cents more. free catalog mailed.
An officer from the German Fez expedition reports meeting Mrs Frances V Campbell an Englishwoman traveling alone across Morocco on horseback with only a few servants as escort.
We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Markets and remedies claimed by the advertisement describe a cure for catarrh and promise payment if not cured.
An assortment of old time ads tout color dyes at 10 cents per package and claim high value for small gifts. It promotes cigars, a Peoria product, a mock cold cure, a liver and kidney purifier, a safety razor fantasy, and Dr. Kine’s nerve restorer with addresses in Philadelphia.
A brief quip from Chicago Daily News imagines a pistol taunting a double-barrel shotgun about being loaded. The reply says it is only half-shot, and both weapons then explode with laughter in the vignette.
Thoroughly Reliable. Allcock's porous plaster is touted as a sixty year old, universally available pain reliever. The ad emphasizes careful, pure ingredients and suitability for children, claiming Allcock's as the original genuine porous plaster sold worldwide by druggists.
Franklin K. Lane, interstate commerce commissioner, tried to reserve a sleeping car berth from Chicago to Minneapolis. He was told the Interstate Commerce Commission would not allow it, then sought a ruling reference. A later telegram confirmed the berth was reserved.
Piles cured in 6 to 14 days with Pazoo Ointment 15 guaranteed to cure itching, bleeding or protruding piles in 6 to Md days or money refunded. Lewis' Single Binder 5c cigar from Peoria, Illinois advertised.
A Wisconsin woman claims years of illness including cerebro spinal congestion female trouble and stomach issues were cured after a doctor ordered Grape-Nuts and no white bread for two years. She states she improved quickly, regained strength and now eats Grape-Nuts daily, urging others to try the regimen as described by Postum Company.
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